Extension of edge connectivity index. Relationships to line graph indices and QSPR applications

Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 428-431

  Estrada, Ernesto ^a   Guevara, Nicolais ^a   Gutman, Ivan ^b  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF LAS VILLAS   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

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EID: 0000843813     PISSN: 00952338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ci970091s     Document Type: Article

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19. It should be noted that the regression models obtained by Needham et al. (ref 18) use nonlinear expressions for the connectivity indices. Our regression models use only linear expressions for these indices.
20. Estrada, E.; Guevara, N., work in progress.